A FAMILLE-ROSE YELLOW-GROUND ‘BAJIXIANG’ ALTAR VASE, GU, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, c. 1870-1949. The flaring trumpet neck and domed base of the gu are finely enameled with the Eight Precious Objects, bajixiang, adorned with fluttering ribbons and entwined with the curly vines of a lotus meander, divided by a bulbous mid-section below bands of ruyi-heads, upright lappets, key-fret patterns and floral scrolls, all against a bright lemon-yellow ground.

Provenance: French private collection, acquired from a gallery in Marseille.
Condition: Very good condition with only minor old wear, particularly to gilt, some fritting to mouth rim.

Weight: 1,097 g
Dimensions: Height 27.7 cm

Vases of this type are usually found as part of an altar garniture, with matching incense burner and candlestick holders, all invariably decorated with bajixiang and lotus scrolls. The interior and base with turquoise enamel. Above the bulbous mid-section is a gilt rectangular reserve enclosing an apocryphal iron-red six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related famille rose vase, also dated late Qing to Republic and with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism on 5 March 2021, lot 327, sold for EUR 12,200. 清末民初粉彩黃地八吉祥花觚
中國，約1870-1949年。花觚喇叭口，細長頸，鼓腹，束腰，覆盆式高圈足。外壁黃地粉彩，頸部與高圈足上，均繪纏枝蓮托八寶紋。外壁口沿下繪松綠地如意雲紋，頸部下方有蕉葉紋，腹部上方飾迴紋，足牆處胭脂紅繪描迴紋一周。花觚造型優雅，結構紋飾富麗堂皇。

來源：法國私人收藏，購於馬賽一家藝廊。
品相：品相極好，僅輕微磨損，局部描金，嘴沿處有一些熔塊。

重量：1,097 克
尺寸：高27.7 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件清末民初乾隆款粉彩瓶，見本藝廊 Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism & Hinduism 2021年3月5日 lot 327, 售價EUR 12,200。